# Guilty Pleasures - Sandwiches from you Childhood you still enjoy **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 10, 2010, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guilty-pleasures-sandwiches-from-you-childhood-you-still-enjoy/535646 "2010-04-10T16:19:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guilty-pleasures-sandwiches-from-you-childhood-you-still-enjoy/535646/61 "2010-04-13T17:59:04Z")
> [@Taomist](#): > > Peanut butter and Fluff! > [@aceplace57](#): > > Ah, the fluffernutter! I liked those too as a kid. Might be too sweet for my tastes these days. I may have to see if my brothers kids eat them. šŸ™‚ > [@susan\_foster](#): > > My dad says once a year (summer vacation) is the perfect # of times for fluffernutters. I tend to agree. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > As a kid, I learned to make FlufferNutters with little mini marshmallows instead of the jarred stuff. And as fas as still enjoying them ā€¦ I made one to bring to the office with me today for lunch. Itā€™s not even 10:00 am and Iā€™ve already snuck a couple of bites. I have no shame. > > Oh, and it has to be crunchy peanut butter. Extra crunchy, if available. > [@elfkin477](#): > > Add my votes to both grilled cheese and fluffernutters. It makes me sad to know that there are people out there who have never known the joy of the fluffernutter. My peeps! When I moved to Denver, I couldnā€™t find Fluff anywhere, just this marshmallow creme crap. I begged my stepmom to send me a jar, forgetting that the high altitude would affect the jar. The bottom of the plastic jar got a nice bullet-shape to it. But man oh man it tasted sooo good. I think I had 2 sandwiches with a huge glass of milk for dinner that night. I also loved to make open faced sandwiches in the toaster oven - a slice of bread topped by a slice of baloney topped with a slice of cheese topped with a slice of tomato. You knew it was ready when the baloney started to curl up to a bowl. And I loved vienna sausage sandwiches with mayo, and cucumber sandwiches with mayo. It had to Hellmanā€™s, though, or I wasnā€™t touching it. Get that Miracle Crap out of my face. Now I will also accept Dukeā€™s mayo. And Hellmanā€™s was called ā€œBest Foodsā€ out in Denver. But I couldnā€™t stand the other. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guilty-pleasures-sandwiches-from-you-childhood-you-still-enjoy/535646/62 "2010-04-13T19:17:26Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Ah, the fluffernutter! I liked those too as a kid. Might be too sweet for my tastes these days. I may have to see if my brothers kids eat them. šŸ™‚ FLUFFERNUTTERS! I know what Iā€™m having for lunch tomorrow! Shoot, I donā€™t know if I can last until tomorrow. I might have one as a snack today. I also loved peanut butter apple cinnamon sandwiches. Once, I put peanut butter on an apple cinnamon bagel and it was amazingā€¦ so I started making sandwiches with Macintosh apples (or Granny Smith), peanut butter and cinnamon sugar. Yum. ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angel_of_the_lord/32/2949_2.png) [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guilty-pleasures-sandwiches-from-you-childhood-you-still-enjoy/535646/63 "2010-04-13T19:56:19Z")
Thomasā€™s English Muffin. Two slices of Kraft. Toast muffin, then put in cheese. Microwave for around 10-20 seconds. So good. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guilty-pleasures-sandwiches-from-you-childhood-you-still-enjoy/535646/64 "2010-04-13T20:23:15Z")
In addition to some of the great ones already mentioned, I really enjoyed: Tomato slices on mayo on white bread. No lettuce, no bacon, just thick slices of tomato. [White Trash Cooking](http://www.amazon.com/White-Trash-Cooking-Ernest-Mickler/dp/0898152070) says > [@](#): > > Kitchen Sink Tomato Sandwich > > (from White Trash Cooking by Ernest Mickler (folk recipes from southern United States) > > 1-2 large fresh-picked, vine-ripened tomatoes > 2 slices bread > salt and pepper > mayonnaise or Miracle Whip > > In the peak of tomato season, chill 1 very large or 2 medium size tomatoes that have been vine-ripened and have plenty of juice. > > Take 2 slices of bread and coat them with Ā¼ inch good mayonnaise. > > Add layer of tomatoes cut Ā¼ inch thick. > > Salt & Pepper to taste. > > Add another slice of tomatoes and salt and pepper to taste again. > > Add the other piece of bread on top of this. > > Roll up your sleeves and start eating over the kitchen sink while the juice runs down your elbows. Cream cheese on white with chopped pecans and chopped olives. Pimiento cheese on white, sometimes with crisp bacon. Pineapple on mayo on white. Sliced banana on mayo on white with crushed peanuts (no peanut butter) sprinkled on the banana. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guilty-pleasures-sandwiches-from-you-childhood-you-still-enjoy/535646/65 "2010-04-13T23:30:40Z")
Grilled peanut butter (cooked exactly like a grilled cheese) sandwich. Best with crunchy. ---
**Author:** ![Perciful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@Perciful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Perciful)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guilty-pleasures-sandwiches-from-you-childhood-you-still-enjoy/535646/66 "2010-04-14T23:02:12Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > In addition to some of the great ones already mentioned, I really enjoyed: > > Tomato slices on mayo on white bread. No lettuce, no bacon, just thick slices of tomato. [White Trash Cooking](http://www.amazon.com/White-Trash-Cooking-Ernest-Mickler/dp/0898152070) says Tomato sandwiches, OMG, On wonder bread with Hellmans and black pepper. Itā€™s almost time to plant those wonderfully ā€˜fuglyā€™ but great tasting Branywine tomatoes. I just grow them for the sandwichesā€¦ šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guilty-pleasures-sandwiches-from-you-childhood-you-still-enjoy/535646/67 "2010-04-14T23:07:17Z")
I love a white bread sandwich with lettuce and mayo. I have done since I was a little kid. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guilty-pleasures-sandwiches-from-you-childhood-you-still-enjoy/535646/68 "2010-04-14T23:33:36Z")
my sndwich of choice was peanut butter, miracle whip (you need the tangy zip) and slices of banana. Also PB, miracle whip and a slice of american cheese. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guilty-pleasures-sandwiches-from-you-childhood-you-still-enjoy/535646/69 "2010-04-15T03:17:54Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > Add my votes to both grilled cheese and fluffernutters. It makes me sad to know that there are people out there who have never known the joy of the fluffernutter. Grilled cheese for me, too. I hated marshmallow fluff as a kid, and I presume I probably still do, so fluffernutters are out. One more sandwich I fondly remember (and still enjoy although itā€™s been years since Iā€™ve had one) is a slice or two of Swiss cheese with Hellmannā€™s on white bread (either toasted or untoasted). That was one of my favorite night time snacks. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guilty-pleasures-sandwiches-from-you-childhood-you-still-enjoy/535646/70 "2010-04-15T15:58:29Z")
Homemade pimento and cheese spread, with chunks of cheddar, jarred pimento and chopped bread and butter pickles my grandmother made from her own garden cukes. I wish I wish I wish I could have it just like that, but I settle for sweet jar relish, or even good pre-made spread. Not the cheap stuff though. Thatā€™s one generic I canā€™t stomach. Oh also, always on white buttermilk Wonder bread. ---
**Author:** ![Indyellen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/indyellen/32/4176_2.png) [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guilty-pleasures-sandwiches-from-you-childhood-you-still-enjoy/535646/71 "2010-04-15T16:07:22Z")
Peanut butter & butter sandwiches, preferably on white. Spread on the butter on one slice as thick as the peanut butter on the other. Yum. Peanut butter & bacon. Actually, a BLPB. I was allergic to tomatoes as a kidā€¦thatā€™s some good stuff right there! ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guilty-pleasures-sandwiches-from-you-childhood-you-still-enjoy/535646/72 "2010-04-15T16:50:28Z")
Grilled cheese, southern style. Use white bread and cheese food (absolutely none of that real cheese crap), toss a tablespoon of butter in the skillet, slather the outsides of the bread with real, full-fat mayo, slap in two or three slices of cheese food and toss it in the pan, browning both sides. Goes best with some potato chips and ketchup or cool ranch doritos. A diet coke is a must. My very first soft drink was Tab, but when I was introduced to diet coke, I was won over instantly. ---
**Author:** ![parsnip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parsnip/32/4564_2.png) [@parsnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/parsnip)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guilty-pleasures-sandwiches-from-you-childhood-you-still-enjoy/535646/73 "2010-04-16T00:33:37Z")
Open face tuna melt made in the toaster oven with amer-i-cun cheez or if it was too far from paydayā€“ saltines in the toaster oven with teeny rectancles of american cheeze. you had to watch those very carefully or risk setting off the smoke alarm ---
**Author:** ![Perciful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@Perciful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Perciful)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guilty-pleasures-sandwiches-from-you-childhood-you-still-enjoy/535646/74 "2010-04-16T01:33:09Z")
> [@overlyverbose](#): > > Grilled cheese, southern style. > A diet coke is a must. My very first soft drink was Tab, but when I was introduced to diet coke, I was won over instantly. My Mom drank Tab and it was so nasty. I donā€™t know what was worse the taste or the after taste. Blah! My mom said her family was so poor when she was a kid they ate mayonnaise sandwiches. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guilty-pleasures-sandwiches-from-you-childhood-you-still-enjoy/535646/75 "2010-04-16T01:37:34Z")
Deviled ham sandwich. Just deviled ham on white bread. 'Twas my lunchbox sandwich of choice all through grade school, and into high school. I still have one occasionally, though itā€™s on whole-wheat now. And, grilled cheese, though Iā€™ll make it with other cheeses beyond American now, and add some garlic powder. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guilty-pleasures-sandwiches-from-you-childhood-you-still-enjoy/535646/76 "2010-04-16T04:42:20Z")
Whatā€™s with all you tuna and mayo eaters? Itā€™s Tuna and Miracle Whip. The ā€œzipā€ takes care of the relish part. And you make it straight in the can or pouch with a fork. Same with deviled ham. Tomato sandwiches are awesome, too. But only with home grown tomatoes. I simulate the taste by putting ketchup and mayo on sandwiches. It tastes really good with hamburgers off the barbecue, slightly burnt. I also like PB&J, but I donā€™t consider that a childrenā€™s thing. Though maybe when you mix it all together beforehandā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guilty-pleasures-sandwiches-from-you-childhood-you-still-enjoy/535646/77 "2010-04-16T05:22:34Z")
Not me, but my sister loved peanut butter and pickle sandwiches when we were kids, to my utter horror. She says she still has one once in a while. And, yes, I wouldnā€™t put it past her to enjoy these when we were kids just because she knew it squicked me out. Sibs do these sorts of things. But weā€™re in our forties, and she still says she loves a PB+P sandwich, so I guess she really does. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guilty-pleasures-sandwiches-from-you-childhood-you-still-enjoy/535646/78 "2010-04-16T05:57:25Z")
Grilled American cheese on white bread with butter or margarine Fried egg sandwich with American cheese on white toast with mayo (Hellmanā€™s) and ketchup Tuna salad (made with mayo, salt, pepper & garlic powder; sometimes with onion & relish) on white toast Bologna with American cheese and mayo on untoasted white bread Not a sandwich technically, but toast with butter/margarine and brown sugar sprinkled on top. Delicious!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guilty-pleasures-sandwiches-from-you-childhood-you-still-enjoy/535646.md?page=3)